List of Sydney FC records and statistics
Sydney Football Club is an Australian association football club based in Moore Park, Sydney. The club was formed in 2004. Sydney became the first out of three clubs based in New South Wales admitted into the A-League in 2005.
The list of encompasses the honours won by Sydney FC at national and regional level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Sydney FC players on the international stage.
Sydney FC have won 9 top-flight titles, including one FFA Cup win. The club's record appearances maker is Alex Brosque, who made 267 appearances between 2006 and 2019 who is also Sydney FC's record goalscorer, scoring 83 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of 16 January 2021.
Honours and achievements
Individual
- Johnny Warren Medal: Milos Ninkovic (2016–17), Adrian Mierzejewski (2017–18)
- Joe Marston Medal: Dwight Yorke (2006), Simon Colosimo (2010), Milos Ninkovic (2019), Rhyan Grant (2020)
- Mark Viduka Medal: Adrian Mierzejewski (2017)
- Golden Boot: Marc Janko (2014–15), Bobô (2017–18)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Danny Vukovic (2016–17), Andrew Redmayne (2019–20)
- Coach of the Year: Graham Arnold (2016–17) & (2017–18)
Player records
Appearances
- Most league appearances: Alex Brosque, 222[1]
- Most FFA Cup appearances: Brandon O'Neill, 17[1]
- Most Asian appearances: Rhyan Grant, 21[1]
- Youngest first-team player: Nikolas Tsattalios, 16 years, 171 days (against Newcastle Jets, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)[2]
- Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 160 days (against Melbourne Victory, A-League elimination-final, 18 April 2014)[2]
- Most consecutive appearances: Andrew Redmayne, 78 (from 2 August 2017 to 19 May 2019)[2]
Most appearances
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1]
# | Name | Years | Leaguea | FFA Cup | Asia | Otherb | Total |
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1 | Alex Brosque | 2006–2011 2014–2019 |
222 (67) | 15 (7) | 16 (4) | 14 (5) | 267 (83) |
2 | Rhyan Grant | 2008– | 193 (9) | 12 (1) | 22 (1) | 0 (0) | 227 (11) |
3 | Terry McFlynn | 2005–2014 | 178 (7) | 0 (0) | 7 (0) | 29 (0) | 214 (7) |
4 | Sebastian Ryall | 2009–2018 | 168 (10) | 13 (2) | 8 (0) | 0 (0) | 189 (12) |
5 | Miloš Ninković | 2015– | 136 (29) | 16 (4) | 18 (2) | 0 (0) | 170 (35) |
6 | Brandon O'Neill | 2015–2020 | 111 (8) | 17 (0) | 17 (2) | 0 (0) | 145 (10) |
7 | Alex Wilkinson | 2016– | 115 (0) | 11 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 (0) | 142 (0) |
8 | Clint Bolton | 2005–2010 | 109 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 27 (0) | 142 (0) |
9 | Steve Corica | 2005–2010 | 107 (23) | 0 (0) | 6 (4) | 26 (4) | 139 (31) |
10 | David Carney | 2005–2007 2016–2018 |
94 (16) | 10 (4) | 14 (2) | 19 (5) | 137 (27) |
- a. Includes the A-League and Finals.
- b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Oceania competitions.
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Bobô, 36 (in the 2017–18)[1]
- Most league goals in a season: Bobô, 27 in the A-League, 2017–18)[1]
- Youngest goalscorer: Chris Payne, 17 years, 308 days (against Queensland Roar, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)[2]
- Oldest goalscorer: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 148 days (against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 6 April 2014)[2]
Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1]
# | Name | Years | Leaguea | FFA Cup | Asia | Otherb | Total |
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1 | Alex Brosque | 2006–2011 2014–2019 |
67 (222) | 7 (15) | 4 (16) | 5 (14) | 83 (267) |
2 | Bobô | 2016–2018 2021– |
42 (57) | 9 (9) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 52 (71) |
3 | Adam le Fondre | 2018–2020 | 39 (57) | 3 (4) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 45 (68) |
4 | Miloš Ninković | 2015– | 29 (136) | 4 (16) | 2 (18) | 0 (0) | 35 (170) |
5 | Steve Corica | 2005–2010 | 23 (107) | 0 (0) | 4 (6) | 4 (26) | 31 (139) |
6 | David Carney | 2005–2007 2016–2018 |
16 (94) | 4 (10) | 2 (14) | 5 (19) | 27 (137) |
7 | Sasho Petrovski | 2005–2007 | 14 (43) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (18) | 26 (61) |
8 | Alessandro Del Piero | 2012–2014 | 24 (48) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (48) |
9 | Bruno Cazarine | 2010–2012 | 17 (50) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 20 (56) |
10 | Filip Hološko | 2015–2017 | 18 (52) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 19 (56) |
- a. Includes the A-League and Finals.
- b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the OFC Champions League.
International
This section refers only to caps won while a Sydney FC player.
- First capped player: David Zdrilic, for Australia against Indonesia on 29 March 2005
- Most capped player: Dwight Yorke with 17 caps.
- Most capped payer for Australia: Rhyan Grant with 12 caps.
- First player to play in the Asian Cup finals: Rhyan Grant, for Australia against Jordan, 6 January 2019[3]
Record transfer fees received
Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.
# | Fee | Received from | For | Date | Notes | Ref |
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1 | $1.1m | Changchun Yatai | Adrian Mierzejewski | 2018 | [4] | |
2 | $950k | Alanyaspor | Bobô | 2018 | [4] | |
3 | $850k | Genk | Danny Vukovic | 2018 | [4] |
Managerial records
- First full-time manager: Pierre Littbarski managed Sydney FC from February 2005 to May 2006[5]
- Longest-serving manager: Graham Arnold — 4 years, 53 days (8 May 2014 to 30 June 2018)[5]
- Shortest tenure as manager: Anthony Crea — 1 day (22 October 2007 to 23 October 2007)[5]
- Highest win percentage: Pierre Littbarski, 60.53%[5]
- Lowest win percentage: Steve Corica, 0.00%[5]
Club records
Matches
- First match: Sydney FC 6–1 Manly United, friendly, 25 March 2005[6]
- First A-League match: Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory, 28 August 2005
- First FFA Cup match: Melbourne City 1–3 Sydney FC, Round of 32, 12 August 2014
- First Asian match: Shanghai Shenhua 1–2 Sydney FC, AFC Champions League group stage, 7 March 2007
Record wins
- Record league win:
- 7–1 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 19 January 2013[2]
- 6–0 against Perth Glory, A-League, 30 December 2017[2]
- Record FFA Cup win: 8–0 against Darwin Rovers, Round of 32, 2 August 2017[2]
- Record Asian win: 4–0 against Shanghai SIPG, AFC Champions League group stage, 1 December 2020[7]
Record defeats
- Record league defeat:
- 0–5 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 16 October 2005[2]
- 2–7 against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 3 November 2012[2]
- Record FFA Cup defeat:
- 1–3 against Adelaide United, Quarter-finals, 21 October 2014[2]
- 0–2 against Brisbane Roar, Round of 32, 7 August 2019[2]
- Record Asian defeat: 0–4 against Yokohama F. Marinos, AFC Champions League group stage, 19 February 2020[2]
Record consecutive results
- Record consecutive wins: 10
- from 7 May 2005 to 30 July 2005[2]
- from 10 August 2016 to 13 November 2016
- Record consecutive defeats: 5, from 4 December 2010 to 29 December 2010[2]
- Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 18, from 24 February 2017 to 3 November 2017[2]
- Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 7 August 2010 to 16 October 2010[2]
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 64 in 27 matches, A-League, 2017–18
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 28 in 21 matches, A-League, 2007–08
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 51 in 27 matches, A-League, 2012–13
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 19 in 21 matches, A-League, 2006–07
Points
Attendances
- Highest attendance in Moore Park: 41,689, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Grand Final, 18 October 2014[2]
- Lowest attendance in Moore Park: 3,424 against Perth Glory, Pre-Season Challenge Cup semi-final, 3,424[2]
- Highest attendance at Jubilee: 19,081 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 25 November 2018
- Lowest attendance at Jubilee: 3,255 against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, AFC Champions League group stage, 4 March 2020
See also
References
- "Players – SFCStatistics". sfcstatistics.com.
- "A-League Stats – Sydney FC". A-League Stats. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Rugari, Vince (7 January 2019). "Shocking start as Socceroos fall 1-0 to Jordan in Asian Cup opener". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Davutovic, David (30 July 2020). "A history of Australian transfers: Why our record is unbroken since 1995". Optus Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "Managers – SFCStatistics". sfcstatistics.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Sydney FC starts in impressive fashion". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- "Sydney FC thrash Shanghai SIPG in Asian Champions League upset". The New Daily. 1 December 2020.